Mic Looby (born 1969) is an Australian author and illustrator. A former guidebook writer for

Lonely Planet Lonely Planet is a travel guide book publisher. Founded in Australia in 1973, the company has printed over 150 million books. History 20th century Lonely Planet was founded by married couple Maureen Wheeler, Maureen and Tony Wheeler. In 19 ...

, his

debut novel A debut novel is the first novel a novelist publishes. Debut novels are often the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to pu ...

Paradise Updated – a satire about the inner workings of a guidebook company – was published in 2009 by Affirm Press. Looby is also a columnist with the Australian chapter of ''

The Big Issue ''The Big Issue'' is a United Kingdom–based street newspaper founded by John Bird and Gordon Roddick in September 1991 and published in four continents. ''The Big Issue'' is one of the UK's leading social businesses and exists to offer ho ...

'' magazine and has illustrated three titles in the It's True! series of children's non-fiction books published by

Allen & Unwin George Allen & Unwin was a British publishing company formed in 1911 when Sir Stanley Unwin purchased a controlling interest in George Allen & Co. It became one of the leading publishers of the twentieth century and established an Australian ...

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Black Snake at Affirm Press

Paradise Updated at Affirm Press

Mic Looby Bio – It's True Books

1969 births Living people 21st-century Australian novelists Australian satirists Australian satirical novelists Australian children's book illustrators Australian columnists Australian male novelists Writers from Victoria (state) 21st-century Australian male writers {{Australia-writer-stub

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